Re: help w/ mac to gs transfer

[shack@deimos.frii.com (Randy Shackelford)]

In article <31F9E44E.4EAE@mail.gpbx.net>,
Jack Countryman  <jcoun00@mail.gpbx.net> wrote:
>Will Baguhn wrote:
>> 
>> In article <bede0005-2507960035510001@dialup-1-10.gw.umn.edu>,
>> Robert S. Bedeaux <bede0005@gold.tc.umn.edu> wrote:
>> >Hey out there in internet land . . . I'm looking for a little
>> >information.  Recently, I dusted off my Apple IIGS and hooked it back up.
>> >I downloaded the new system software and also some terminal software for
>> >it onto my Mac.  Herein lies my problem.  When I transfer these to prodos
>
>snip
>
>> I believe that there are macintosh format IIgs System Software disk images
>> on the various Apple sites (ftp.apple.com, ftp.support.apple.com,
>> ftp.info.apple.com, etc).  I believe that if you download the images in
>> macintosh format, extract them with Diskcopy(?), etc.. then stick them
>> into a IIgs, you'll be fine. (they're images of ProDOS disks).
>> --
>>                                       --- Rev. SPQR (wbaguhn@nyx.net)
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>For this to work, I think he would need to put the extracted files onto 
>GS.OS formatted disks.  That means he needs to format disks on the IIGS 
>first to use on the mac for the extracted files, or have PCExchange or 
>the IIE card software init on the mac to let him format/see IIGS 
>formatted disks there.  Otherwise, I think he ends up with HFS formatted 
>disks with GS.OS files on them....which will not work on the IIGS.

Nope, that ain't how it is. A disk image file is just that - If you get the
files onto a Mac and run disk copy and feed the Mac 800K disks, out come
ProDOS system software disks. Believe me, I've tried it. Why do you
suppose Apple keeps disks in this format? It makes its real handy to get
disks since everyone knows someone with a TCP connected Mac I'd venture to
say.

>A better solution may be for him to get the disks from a user group, or 
>someone who has them already on disks.

Whatever, but ftping to a Mac and running disk copy is pretty dad gum easy
if you have access to it.
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Randy Shackelford                                 I was internet
shack@frii.com                                    when internet wasn't cool